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Famous Sud Poems by Famous Poets

These are examples of famous Sud poems written by some of the greatest and most-well-known modern and classical poets. PoetrySoup is a great educational poetry resource of famous sud poems. These examples illustrate what a famous sud poem looks like and its form, scheme, or style (where appropriate).

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by Burns, Robert
...And unco vain,
Should I believe, my coaxin billie
 Your flatterin strain.


But I’se believe ye kindly meant it:
I sud be laith to think ye hinted
Ironic satire, sidelins sklented
 On my poor Musie;
Tho’ in sic phraisin terms ye’ve penn’d it,
 I scarce excuse ye.


My senses wad be in a creel,
Should I but dare a hope to speel
Wi’ Allan, or wi’ Gilbertfield,
 The braes o’ fame;
Or Fergusson, the writer-chiel,
 A deathless name.


(O Fergusson! thy glorious parts
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by Burns, Robert
...ut very sma’,
An’ skill in prose I’ve nane ava’;
But quietlins-wise, between us twa,
 Weel may you speed!
And tho’ they sud your sair misca’,
 Ne’er fash your head.


E’en swinge the dogs, and thresh them sicker!
The mair they squeel aye chap the thicker;
And still ’mang hands a hearty bicker
 O’ something stout;
It gars an owthor’s pulse beat quicker,
 And helps his wit.


There’s naething like the honest nappy;
Whare’ll ye e’er see men sae happy,
Or women sonsie, sa...Read more of this...

by Burns, Robert
...auld grey hairs.


But Davie, lad, I’m red ye’re glaikit;
I’m tauld the muse ye hae negleckit;
An, gif it’s sae, ye sud by lickit
 Until ye fyke;
Sic haun’s as you sud ne’er be faikit,
 Be hain’t wha like.


For me, I’m on Parnassus’ brink,
Rivin the words to gar them clink;
Whiles dazed wi’ love, whiles dazed wi’ drink,
 Wi’ jads or masons;
An’ whiles, but aye owre late, I think
 Braw sober lessons.


Of a’ the thoughtless sons o’ man,
Commen’ to me the bardie cl...Read more of this...

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